Plus new IROs at Infinity Natural Resources and Columbia Sportswear Company
Data center operator Equinix has brought in Ryan Burke as its new vice president, investor relations, following the departure of former IR chief Chip Newcom last year.
Burke joins the Nasdaq-listed company after seven years in the IR team at Public Storage, where he served as vice president, investor relations and latterly added strategic partnerships to his brief.
Prior to that, he worked in various equity analyst and associate roles at Green Street Advisors and Barclays Capital.
Burke’s appointment comes several months after Equinix’s former head of IR left to head up shareholder communications at electric vehicle maker Rivian.
Meanwhile, NYSE-listed recreational vehicle maker THOR Industries has announced that Seth Woolf, currently head of corporate development and investor relations, will leave the company to pursue a new role.
Woolf’s decision to leave ‘reflects a personal decision to transition back toward a role that is more similar to the one he has had for the majority of his career,’ the company writes in a press release.
In order to ensure an orderly transition, he will remain with the company in a consulting capacity until his successor is appointed.
‘Seth joined THOR with a deep background in the investment industry and a strong understanding of the financial markets,’ says Bob Martin, president and CEO of THOR Industries. ‘Over the past several months, Seth has contributed meaningfully to our investor engagement efforts and has helped strengthen our communication with the investment community.’
Over in Morgantown, West Virginia, Infinity Natural Resources has announced the appointment of Thomas Marchetti as its new vice president of investor relations.
Marchetti ‘brings more than 20 years of distinguished experience across global energy markets, corporate strategy, capital markets and executive leadership,’ the company writes in a press release. Since 2019 he has worked as an independent advisor to energy and financial companies. Prior to that, he held senior research and strategy positions at leading financial institutions including Credit Suisse, Jefferies LLC, and Piper Sandler.
‘We are pleased to welcome Tom to the Infinity team,’ says Zack Arnold, president and CEO of Infinity Natural Resources. ‘His unique insight into energy equities, commodities, and capital markets, along with extensive relationships with institutional investors and industry leaders, many of which go back decades, makes him ideally suited to strengthen our investor engagement initiatives and advance our strategic objectives.’
Elsewhere in the US, Columbia Sportswear Company has appointed Matt Tucker as its new senior director, head of investor relations and competitive intelligence.
Tucker joins the activewear company after serving as director of investor relations at Nike for over a year. Prior to that, he held roles as director of strategic investments and as finance director, global business planning. Before Nike, he worked as an equity research analyst at KeyBanc Markets and Citi.
In San Francisco, California, Wesley Chan has been promoted to senior manager, investor relation at payments company Visa. He has served as manager, investor relations since June 2024, joining the company after completing his MBA at Columbia Business School.
Meanwhile in Europe, Gili Naftalovich has joined Dutch AI company Nebius as its head of investor relations. She previously served in strategic finance at monday.com, prior to which she worked as an equity research analyst at Goldman Sachs, UBS and Bloomberg.
Finally, Heejeong Mun has been promoted to a new role as vice president, investor relations at Paris-based investment group Eurazeo. She has worked at the company since 2021, first joining its South Korea office as an intern in the investment partners division.
